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Medicare opt-out data still elusive
Despite anecdotal reports that increasing numbers of physicians are dropping out of the Medicare program, the Office of Inspector General has been unable to fulfill its goal of getting at the real
OIG: Barred physicians prescribe $15M in drugs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has allowed physicians who are barred from prescribing under Medicare Part D to prescribe more than $15 million worth of drugs, according to the
EHR fraud, abuse a big focus of latest OIG plan
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced in its 2012 work plan that it intends to take a much closer look at violations of fraud and abuse in
Incident-to billing scrutinized under OIG 2012 Work Plan
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Work Plan for 2012 last week , with heightened scrutiny on incident-to billing by nonphysician practitioners among its new and recurring goals
Healthcare fugitives featured on new OIG 'Most Wanted' list
Call it "America's Most Wanted: Healthcare Edition." In an attempt to ramp up efforts to catch criminals charged with healthcare fraud and abuse, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
OIG says Medicare insurers profit from payment floats
Prepayments to Medicare Advantage plans allowed those insurers to add $450 million to their bottom lines in the form of additional interest income in 2007, according to Healthcare Finance News. The
Medicare Part D plan sponsors struggle with e-prescribing standards
CMS will continue to educate sponsors of Medicare Part D drug plans about the requirements for providers that wish to write electronic prescriptions and will keep working with the National Council
OIG, GAO talk healthcare fraud as Health Alliance settles--again--with DOJ
The backdrop: Less than a month after agreeing to a $108 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in a case involving ex-member The Christ Hospital, the Health Alliance of Greater
Look for ZPICs to be tougher on Medicare fraud and abuse
The Medicare program's program safeguard contractors (PSCs) haven't been doing their job properly identifying Part A and Part B fraud and abuse (and referring overpayments to claims processors for
